Police are warning Cullman residents to lock their doors and roll up windows after a rash of car thefts in the Woodland Heights neighborhood.

Investigators say the thieves didn't have to break inside the cars. The owners left the doors unlocked so the suspects pulled the handle, opened the door, and went straight to work.

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Police say in some cases, the suspects got away with laptops, cash, shoes, and other items.

Police started their investigation last Thursday morning. Cullman police Sgt. Jeff Warnke told Alabama's 13 most of the crimes took place late Wednesday night when the victims were getting ready for bed.

Right now, police say they don't have any suspects or leads. They want to warn people to lock up their valuables because the thefts could happen again.

"It could be that they move on to another area, another neighborhood, we hope they don't. We hope with our patrols that we stop that and prevent that from happening again, but it could happen. We just encourage everyone to lock their vehicles and take the possession out of their vehicle," Warnke said.

Police need the public's help finding potential suspects in this case. Anyone with information for Cullman investigators should call 256-734-1434.